Claimings and Other Wild Things Poems by Noelle Schmidt
Claimings and Other Wild Things is a brave debut poetry collection which delves into a catalog of personal struggle and identity,
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Dislocations by Karen Enns
Poet Karen Enns takes the reader on a lyrical journey, wrapped in the vicissitudes of seasons and weather-while observing human and other-than-human lives.
Good Morning Poems By George Bowering
Canadian literary legend George Bowering lays bare his process as reader and lover of poetry in this curated collection of poems to be read in the morning.
The Sweetest Dance on Earth: New and Selected Poems by Di Brandt
Distilled into one collection is Di Brandt’s insatiable desire to understand, question and show the world in a new light.
A Grief Cave: Thirty Poems and an Essay by Ben Gallagher
A Grief Cave is a heartbreaking and life-affirming debut collection. In it, Ben Gallagher searches for the “secret face in the dark” of his partner who died suddenly nine years ago.
Brat by Sophie Crocker
brat is an anthology of forest creatures, lost girls and tiny precious moments.
Afterlight by Isa Milman
A haunting memoir of war, genocide, displacement, and a daughter’s search for the literary works of her mother’s murdered twin.
Worth More Standing: Poets and Activists Pay Homage to Trees, Edited by Christine Lowther
. . . sure to resonate with nature lovers, particularly those who appreciate the beauty and mystery of trees.
Hypatia’s wake by Susan Andrews Grace
Part lament, part eulogy, part history lesson, part biography, Hypatia’s Wake is much broader than a series of poems and facts about a remarkable woman who, as Grace puts it, “fell into history’s abyss.”
Just Passing By Kamal Parmar
I started reading this collection of poetry by Kamal Parmar mid-morning, in the aftermath of …
Loose Ends by Ann Elizabeth Carson
In the uncertainty of our times, Ann Elizabeth Carson’s new book, Loose Ends, with its evocative poetry and prose, manages to ground the reader in a place of reflection and appreciation for the wonders of life.
Exit Wounds poems by Tāriq Malik
Exit Wounds is a defiant triumph of the plurality of minority experiences—a poetic chorus of immigrants and their descendants coming home to the truth and power of their many worlds.
Best Canadian Poetry 2023 by John Barton (Editor)
Selected by editor John Barton, the 2023 edition of Best Canadian Poetry showcases the best Canadian poetry writing published in 2021.
Cut to Fortress by Tawahum Bige
Cut to Fortress considers the possibility of decolonization through a personal lens, urging for a resistance that is tied using cord and old-growth tree roots; a resistance that tethers us all together in this contemporary existence.